Farmers in Bhikangaon, Madhya Pradesh, blocked the Khandwa-Baroda National Highway for a second day protesting the Cotton Corporation of India's (CCI) failure to purchase cotton. Officials intervened, assuring limited purchases would begin, after the blockade disrupted traffic. Farmers cited insufficient purchase centers and poor information systems for the repeated disruptions. Separately, Nepa Limited held a meeting to strengthen women's safety in the workplace, reviewing the Sexual Harassment Act and grievance redressal mechanisms.